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Britta Shoot
@brittashoot.com
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san francisco writer, reader, birder, beachcomber

here to meet FT-reading marxists & powecomrades (folks who care about clean air & masks) 😷

writing a book about pandemic & protest

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the annual @nplusonemag.com Bookmatch makes me laugh SO hard that a top reward tier should simply be a recommending something equally as funny
A graphic of the question "how are you getting the word out about the cause?" and the multiple choice options are "I have a Substack," "Xeroxed zine," "Skywriting," and "YELLING" in all caps, which is the answer selected.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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incredible things are happening on eBird 🪶
A photo of a riparian area with green plants, several of them circled in red, and the words “red areas: where the bird was seen.” A screenshot of an eBird list description that reads: “Very large park with many different terrains and thus birds. Very sunny and warm. We found the Red-naped Sapsucker fairly quickly thanks to the lat/long provided by other birders. The sapsucker flew into the oak tree grove but moved quickly from tree to tree as if it were quite bothered by our presence. While we had a couple of good views, photographing the bird proved difficult. After a few minutes, the bird flew off. It's possible that the nearby chatty RSHA and two RTHAs being chased by many crows made the sapsucker uncomfortable to stick around at the oak tree grove. We headed to the Alameda Creek area where the crows were gathering to bathe and roost. Coots, Buffleheads, Gadwalls and Mallards rounded out the birds present. Before we could explore more areas of the park, our walk was cut short when we found a stray dog and had to rush it to the Tri-City Animal Shelter before it closed. We made it! If you're looking for a small, sweet, elderly spaniel/papillon mix; check the adoptable dogs in ten days. The white and pumpkin colored dog will be posted on the Fremont shelter's website.”
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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just clickin around, seein what's in there
Screenshot of email metadata that reads: From: soon vi previn Sent: 12/8/2015 5:58:45 PM To: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] Subject: Re: following up: WA poetry release Importance: High Open in principle depending on specially how and where it would be shown and how it would be advertised- both subject to particular requirements and/or restrictions.Also dependent on approval of final cut. would enter project with positive attitude but release would be reworked by lawyer Sent from Soon-Yi's iphone
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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thank you for your service, sincerely
Screenshot of emails that reads: From: Joi Ito Sent: 3/20/2016 7:33:11 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com] CC: Martin Nowak [martin_nowak@haryard.edu] Subject: Re: Importance: High I'm around That's the day that Anonymous is supposed to take down Trump's page. Just saying. - Joi
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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timeline cleanse of a sunset in four pics
A person on a bike atop brown and green hills at dusk Two bikes parked on a hill above the San Francisco Bay as the sun sets in the distance A bold orange sunset over bay levies and water Pink and blue dusk sky over paved paths and brown and green hills
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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really is an elegant zinnia
#flowerreport #bloomscrolling
One bright fuchsia pink elegant zinnia with a yellow center and green leaves
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Search request support for archive, vinyl, history, radio, physical media posse:

See this 1971 KGIL earthquake reporting record? Seeking similar albums & striking out using words like live news broadcast, disasters, emergencies, etc. What terms would you search for? (Or do you have album recs?!)
A vinyl album cover in yellow with black images and words that read “ February 9, 1971. The San Fernando Valley‘s longest day. As reported by KGIL radio.” The image of the valley and freeway is interrupted by large jagged rifts to convey the San Fernando earthquake damage.
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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timeline cleanse with this quiet pair who seem like they’ve been in thoughtful dialogue & looking out for one another all their years together 🤎🦉
A pair of great horned owls well camouflaged in a large tree A pair of great horned owls well camouflaged in a large tree
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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parts of the Mojave desert are carpeted with teeny yellow chinchweed (pectis papposa) clusters right now — sneaker toe for scale — some kind of metaphor for the power of the masses
#flowerreport #bloomscrolling
A tiny clump of yellow chinchweed on gravel and sand with a black sneaker toe next to it A desert landscape with yellow flowers carpeting the sandy ground. There are bushes like creosote visible and a low mountain in the background.
November 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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not into the whole seasons thing but actually quite taken with these autumn colors
Trees bearing yellow leaves seen from straight below. A clear blue sky is framed by the tall tree branches.
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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a great thing about birding is that it can happen anywhere 🪶
A female brewer’s blackbird sits on a tire inside a wheel well of a gray SUV in a parking lot
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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red passionflowers blooming in Berkeley #flowerreport #bloomscrolling
A large pink-red tropical flower with an elaborate purple and yellow center with leafy green vines behind it Large pink-red passionflowers with yellow centers on lush green vines
October 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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soft-bodied
leave me be

found myself out in the wild 🐙🫡
A laminated sign about sunflower sea stars tacked to a wooden fence. It reads: HAVE YOU SEEN ME? IF SO, LEAVE ME BE OR RELEASE ME GENTLY DESCRIPTION: • Soft bodied • 15-24 arms 3in - 3ft diameter usually purple, orange or brown WHY WE CARE: They are important top predators that help keep kelp forests healthy. Many (>90%) were killed by a disease and we are tracking their recovery. HAVE YOU SEEN A SUNFLOWER SEA STAR?? We want to know!! Take a photo and submit your observation using the QR code. When possible, include your hand, clipboard, or other object you can measure for scale. Example at right with object for scale. Keep the object close to the sunflowerstar without disturbing it. SAFE FROM EXTINCTION SUNFLOWER SEA STAR For more information to sunflowerstarlab.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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[Swingers voice] Don’t tell me we didn’t make it. We made it! We are here.
Orange hazy sunset over the San Francisco Bay with the water and old levee paths illuminated, as seen from the top of a tall hill. On the left is human silhouette in a cap and a red back bike light glowing in the dim.
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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everyone has a role to play and I sincerely love the pedestrian overpass crews of the yay area
A Bay Area, California pedestrian freeway overpass covered in signs that read “no kings 10/18,” “vote yes on 50,” “SOS,” and “resist.” There is an upside down American flag. Cars are visible on the highway and the blue sky is mostly covered in white clouds.
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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been banging my head against the wall working on a @thesicktimes.org story lately so it’s a good thing they sent me a soft hat for protection!!
A white person with long brown hair and their eyes closed, wearing a blue and yellow flannel shirt, black mask, black rimmed eyeglasses, and a beige cap with purple writing that reads The Sick Times.
October 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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one perfect poppy anemone #flowerreport #bloomscrolling
A poppy anemone with white petals and a blue-black center and green leaves below.
October 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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good morning only to this dog
A large brown and white dog in a brown vest sits on a motorcycle that has fishing gear including a few poles on the back. The bike is in a parking lot with a lighthouse mural in the background. There are moody clouds in the sky.
October 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I think so often about @greatdismal.bsky.social’s idea that the future is here but unevenly distributed

new provider of mine lists LC on an intake form & works to treat symptoms “as the world learns more” and I know this is an early sign of change to come
A healthcare form listing many conditions next to checkbox areas. Conditions include fatigue, insomnia, ME/CFS, mold, exposure, chemical sensitivity, Long COVID. There is a gray pen pointing at the LC line.
September 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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dahlia timeline cleanse #bloomscrolling #flowerreport
Bright red and white dahlias blooming in Sept 2025 in San Francisco
September 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Remember to change out your filters when they get gross!
Two vacuum cleaner filters, one bright white brand new one and one filthy gray used one.
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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hunting down lush bougainvillea for a homebound friend who loves and misses seeing them is joyful for us both!

🌺 tagging this #flowerreport for my bloomscrollers
A large magenta bougainvillea climbs over a wooden fence next to a blue house with other green hedges and vines. The street has a red curb and there’s a white fire hydrant on the left side of the photo. Two huge magenta and green bougainvillea bushes bookend an ornate gold and white highrise entrance.
August 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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buried the lede here but one of my oldest friends and I are obsessed with Subway marketing, iconography etc so you can imagine we’re having a quite a week

here’s a classic from our collection 😭
A Subway sign that says “open for take-out” with a picture of a sub. The sign is on metal wires stuck into a weedy median by a utility pole with a green hedge behind it.
August 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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shout out to my friend who keeps tabs on pay phones — I find a lot to share with her, working ones in remote areas with little cellular reception, and sometimes the remnants are fun too
A pay phone with a black covered phone book hanging from the booth, in a park area with brown dried leaves on the ground and grass and trees in the background. A public phone box without the phone. It’s located on a hill with some green plants around it and concrete stairs with a metal railing on the left side. The side of the empty former public phone casing. There are stickers that read “please do not let children play with the payphone.” A working pay phone booth on the side of an empty road, surrounded by a redwood and oak forest. The booth is painted red inside the top half and green on the lower interior panels. There’s a wooden split rail fence to the right.
August 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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love to the person who put up a Long COVID Moonshot sticker deep in the Port of Oakland that’s still there as of today ❤️‍🩹😷🫡
Stickers on the back of a metal street sign. One reads “Long COVID is here” and cranes in the port of Oakland are visible in the background.
August 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM